Long Branch serial number listing

[sumway]

A picture of your receiver side wall would be interesting to look at!

Hi Limpetmine.

Check out my profile page in the gallery for the pics

Hope it helps.

[Reid]

1945 No4 MkI - 84L9304

84L9304 repeated on rear trigger/receiver/butt

Actual stamps on side of receiver are:

/52 No4 MkI 3 (F) FTR

Butt Plate is Brass

Rear Flip Sight

Barrel stamped "Made in England Parker - Hale"

[Wombat]

No.4 Mk.I, 1941, OL4614, Stocked in Maple. Low cut fore end, steel butt plate, unwaisted front sight guard, original '41 barrel, grooved hand guard. All appears to be original except the Fazackerly Mk.I back sight.

No.4 MkI*, 1942, 1L6797, Stocked in Walnut, alloy butt plate, Mk.2 back sight, grooved hand guard, '42 barrel.

[Seaspriter]

Is anyone correlating the Long Branch serial numbers to the month it was built....I have found such listing with the Savage Enfields but cannot find this info for the Long Branch. Thanks

Linking of Serial Numbers was done several months ago. It can be found at:
Long Branch - Linking Serial Numbers to Month of Production

[boltaction]

1L25, with matching barrel marked with '42 date. Was probably restocked at a later time as has no serial number on the upper stock so no longer has the low cut wood.

Ed

[blazer91]

Hi all, been a long time since I posted and this is my first for Lee Enfield discussion group.
Mine is sporterized so no treasure but thought I would add to your list as I did not see any mention of this range other than in the link (production dates) near the end of this thread.

No. 4 MK 1 * FTR
Long Branch
1945

87L2025 on rec'vr, barrel, trigger band
87L9893 ?? on bolt handle

I understand this was mfg'd Mar 45 per the link to production dates.
The story I got (for what it's worth) when I bought it from a small town dealer in the 90s was ; part of a "lot" recently found and converted for sporting use. It is in "unfired" condition after sporterizing... If I knew then what I found out later... I would have asked why any "found" lot of Lee Enfields would be so desecrated instead of being auctioned off... anyway, it sits unfired because I don't need to shoot it. I only bought it because it was Canadian mfg'd and war production. regards,

[Kiwisteve]

Hi,
I have two Longbranch rifles, one is fully wooded and has just been fitted with a new old stock BSA 56' dated barrel. It's serial number is 24L6886.
It is also stamped on the receiver and bolt with a New Zealand Army service number of NZ 31615.

The second rifle is a sporterized Sorrel & Son 'Bush carbine', based on the style of a No5 with a shortened barrel, flash hider and No5 style buttstock. The serial number has been scrubbed and replaced with a new one U 943 on the receiver, the bolt has the new number on the top of the handle as well as the old serial of 5L4315.

[Phil97]

just purchased a 1945 Longbranch serial number 83L5746

[Big Uke]

Bought this years ago from a surplus dealer who stated these were Irish issue that had been stored since the 50's.

Late Long Branch manufacture with a very nice walnut stock.

Serial Number 95L0912








Barrel marked 1951.

Came with screwdriver blade bayonet;

[mmadau]

Gentlemen. Just joined your board. I have a 1942 No4 Mk1* Longbranch, matching numbers;
18L8609. cheers.